The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-18
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.
A Little Social Gossip.


AS the Christmas season approaches there is
the usual rus. for gifts or materials with which
TO make them, and the firm resolve of last year
shat these things should all be attended to be-
fore the fortnight preceding the time of giving,
r has gone the way of many other good resolutions.
In the line of fancy work this year chamois
skin or its limitations, and celluloid rank first,
and many are skins used up on mouchoir
eases card cases and glove cases, that sell
dom never OF any use TO the recipient. and re-
main from years end to another in a back
corner of the chiFonier or dressing case in the
spare bed room. and the only time they are
brought out is when We have company Many
careful person boards such gifts and a season or
afterward they brought out and sent
to other friends It happened once that one
person, who was IN the habit of utilizing
things she had in the house, received a pretty,
useless gift. and about two years afterward sent
IT To the very one from whom she had received
It. not being able TO remember where it came
from. The lady was somewhat surprised TO
have her present returned. but wisely said moth
ing ntil some time afterward, when she found
out the propensity Of the first ''to make every
thing count" The holiday season promises TO
be gayer this year than for some time past.
leees and boarding -scnools will be at home for
their vacation. and they always have a round OF
entertainments given for them.
The accident mentioned several months ago
has happened again. and that is. in some of the
invitation envelopes sent ont last week there
were no cards or anything else by which the
ladies could tell where they were invited and
such mistakes are liable to occur at any time
when sending out one or two hundred invita-
tons II Is embarrassing both to the hostess
when she flnds IL out. and to the recipient At
tenton he's also been called to the prevalent
fashion of not making any reply of acceptance
or regret to an invitation. large dinner party
was given here for gentlemen. The cards bore
T. 5. V. 2. in the proper corner, vet not one
third OF those asked paid any attention to
it, and when the night the host
had about twenty seats vacant, and
for them he had to pay $50. as each plate was to
cost "a, and IN the of such q large dinner or
banquet the neglect of those twenty TO respond
IN some way left the host that bill to paw In
the matter of small luncheon of twelve or
twenty at a Private house, the difference would
not be SO much, but the question of dollars and
cents Is not so great an objection the simple
fact that Dolitenees offered should receive an
acknowledgement and only host or hostess
can know how frequently this courtesy is neg
lected
The past week has had its complement of con-
certs receptions. teas, weddings and church en-
in fact, more church socials and
fairs than usual, and the amounts realized have
been greater than usual. The bell fair at Memo
rial, the Meridian-str tea. the Christmas mar
kets of Centra-avenue and the First Presby-
terrain, the annual supper at the Second Presby-
terrain, concert at the South Baptist, q fair at
the Fifth Presbyterian, social at the Taber- |
nacle and q concert at the Seventh Presbyterian
make up q week of extraordinary success |
The Rive-King concert on |
Monday night called out an audience of bun. |
dreds of cultured people. The gas-well exhibit |
could hardly be called social event. yet 1t was |
q society event in both senses. All grades of |
society were there and it was event of mag
nitude and the first of the kind that has ever |
taken place here The wedding of Miss Minnie |
Jones to Mr.. d. w. Heilman Of Decatur took
place at Memorial Church the same night, and
the room was completely flied with friends to
witness the ceremony So the week had an
auspicous opening, and this followed by
lesser gatherings, and, with the great amount
Of shopping DONE last night ended another
round OF ''goings" and "doings."